Description
25-31 February 14, 2025
Competition Number Date of Distribution
Electronic Applications must be submitted through Make a Future and include a cover letter and resume by 12:00 p.m. Monday, February 24, 2025.
Effective: Immediately until not later than June 27, 2025
Description: Work Experience Facilitator - TEMPORARY
Location: G.W. Graham Secondary School
Hourly Rate: $31.16
Shift (subject to change): 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hours per Day/Week: 6.5 hours per day / 32.5 hours per week
Months per year: 10
Deadline Date: Monday, February 24, 2025
Qualifications, experience, training as per class specification. For further information, contact Chuck Lawson, Principal of G.W.G. 604-847-0772.
Please Note: Interested staff members should apply through Make A Future at and include an updated resume stating experience, qualifications, and at least two current professional references, relating to the class specification.
This position is a temporary casual position and will be treated as any other casual assignment in regards to benefits and seniority. If the successful applicant is already a permanent employee with SD33 he/she will maintain their current benefits and will continue to accrue seniority.
WORK EXPERIENCE FACILITATOR
Division: 5 (Education)
Reports to: Work Experience Coordinator
Job Summary
With minimal direction, the Work Experience Facilitator provides assistance to students in relation to work experience opportunities. He/she works cooperatively with other employees, parents, students and public.
Duties and Responsibilities
· Arranges work experience placement for students by contacting prospective employers and arranging hours of work and transportation.
· Ensures legal documents and permissions are signed and in order.
· Monitors and reports the progress of students during work experience.
· Works alongside students as a job coach.
· Works with students on a one to one or small group basis to develop job ready skills.
· Provides guidance, encouragement and support to students in the development of their social and life skills and responsible behaviour.
· Promotes and maintains positive relationships between the Chilliwack School District and other employers and agencies.
· Makes presentations to school classes, organizations and businesses
· Develops and implements incentive programs for students in cooperation with employers.
· Assesses ability of students and consults with Work Experience Coordinator concerning student placements with employers.
· Meets with teachers, counsellors, principals, career advisors, parents/guardians and employers concerning student placements and progress.
· Keeps a record of students' work experience progress.
· Provides transportation to students for work experience activities.
· Performs other work experience related or emergent duties.
Equipment Used
Computer, office equipment and a wide variety of work experience related equipment.
Required Knowledge, Ability, Skills
· High school diploma plus an additional programme over six months up to and including one year or equivalent
· Over 6 months and up to and including 1 year experience with adolescents and/in a business environment
· Valid B.C. Class 5 driver's licence and appropriate insurance
· Basic level word processing skills
· Intermediate knowledge of computer functions.
· Knowledge of post secondary prerequisites needed when assisting students with preparation for specific post secondary programs
· Knowledge of health and safety procedures, including Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System and Workers' Compensation Board regulations.
· Ability to extend and model patience, care, tolerance and understanding.
· Ability to apply behavior management strategies to a given situation.
· Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
· Ability to use courtesy and tact when dealing with the public, parents, staff and students since contacts are a major element of the job requiring considerable communication and human relations skills for such purpose as influencing, persuading, motivating, or negotiating with others, and in dealing with highly sensitive issues.
· Ability to perform individually and as part of a team.
· Ability to work with special needs students.
· Ability to plan and schedule work and organize workload effectively.
